Monroe High School - M Book Yearbook (Monroe, WI)

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DRAMATIC CLUB OFFICERS: Tuesday Club Pres. - May Hofer Sec.-Treas. - Betty Lanz V. Pres. - Dorothe Mae Larson Sponsor - Margaret Haugen Within the walls of our high school we have what promises to be some of the future stars of Broadway and Hollywood. What am I talking about? I am talking about our Dramatic Clubs. Because of the great interest in dramatic work, the clubs are held on two days, Miss Margaret Haugen's club meets each Tuesday. At Christmas time several members of the club presented The Ring and the Look a one-act comedy centering around a ring which belongs to the leading man, Archie Myers,and is coveted by several girl friends, as well as his best girl, portrayed by Norma Archibald. To complicate affairs his sister, Dorothe Mae Larson, also desires the ring. At the end, however, everything turns out all right. Besides this work, several one-act plays and short stories have been read by various members of the club. Pantomines have been given and plans for a demonstration of makeup were made. Two one-act plays, Swamp Spirit and Up Stage were prepared and presented before the members of Miss Patricia Damon's Monday Club. Members of the cast in the Swamp Spirit .

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HANDIWORK OFFICERS: Sec.-Rose Wehinger Pres.-Jean Keel Treas;-Helen Lewis V.Pres.-Helen Klassy Spon.-E.Mueller One of the popular girls' clubs is the Handiwork Club where they can do all manner of interesting things by hand such as, embroidery, needle-point, and bracelets. Miss Mueller, the club sponsor, has started these people in doing these tasks as an interesting pastime for educational, as well as recreational, purposes . Some of the novel things accomplished are: brass tapping, baskets, leather picture frames and billfolds. As a result of this activity many girls have discovered new hobbies and an interesting, useful way to spend their leisure time.The knowledge of these arts has also aided the girls in making useful and attractive gifts. ART CLUB Sponsor-Jeanette Anderson Turn your head a little more to the right. Now hold it. These are only a few of the likely phrases which can be heard in Art Club. It's existence is due mainly to Ruby Zwygart and William Maurer, who with combined efforts, promoted its organization. Now, that the Club has more experience and material with which to work, they expect to accomplish more the coming year. The most outstanding work has been done by William Maurer, who takes great interest in figure drawing. Other fields of work which have been pursued are sketching, cartooning, carving, water coloring, lettering, and oil painting. When the weather permits, the members are frequently seen outside making sketches. 27

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DRAMATIC CLUB OFFICERS: Monday Club Pres. - Betty Zimmerman Sec.-Treas. - Marian McCauley V. Pres. - Bernice Bloom Sponsor - Patricia Damon Miss Damon's Club has been active in several phases of stage work. Special committees are picked at each meeting to have something prepared for the next. Stage management, makeup and acting itself have been discussed. Pantomines have also been given by individuals or groups during the year. At some meetings, one-act plays have been read aloud before the club by members or acted out with various members taking part. Tone drills, dictated by Miss Damon, have been practiced and quotations from Shakespeare and the classics are read by each member to see who can get the best expression or show the greatest emotion as the case requires. The merits and faults of motion pictures, among them Lost Horizon and Camille , have been discussed, as well as plays. Several members of the groups presented a one-act comedy, Wienies on Wednesday for the student body at Christmas. The masculine parts were well taken by several girls, because of the lack of boys in the club. Another one-act play, The Neighbors , was prepared and presented before members of the Tuesday Club later in the year. At the right is a picture of Ruth Elmer and Martha Fritz taken from a scene in the play Wienies on Wednesday , which was presented by Miss Damon's club before the Senior High in the Lincoln Gymnasium. 29: